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caso

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Asturian

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caso

  1. first-person singular present indicative of casar

Catalan

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caso

  1. first-person singular present indicative of casar

Galician

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caso

  1. first-person singular present indicative of casar

Italian

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Etymology

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    Learned borrowing from Latin cāsus.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈka.zo/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -azo
    • Hyphenation: cà‧so
    • Homophone: Caso

    Noun

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    caso m (plural casi)

    1. chance, fate
      Synonyms: destino, fato
    2. chance, coincidence, accident
      Synonyms: coincidenza, fatalità
    3. case, circumstance, matter, affair
      Synonyms: fatto, affare, vicenda, situazione
    4. possibility, opportunity, alternative
      Synonyms: evenienza, possibilità
    5. (grammar) case

    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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    • → Maltese: każ

    Further reading

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    • “caso”, in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
    • “caso” in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
    • “caso” in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
    • “caso” in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
    • “caso” in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
    • “caso”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

    Anagrams

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    Neapolitan

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    Pronunciation

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    • (Naples) IPA(key): [ˈkaːsə]

    Etymology 1

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    Inherited from Latin cāseus.

    Noun

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    caso m (plural case)

    1. cheese
      Synonym: furmaggio

    References

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    • AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 1217: “salare il formaggio” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it

    Etymology 2

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    Borrowed from Italian caso.

    Noun

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    caso m (plural case)

    1. case, event, occasion

    References

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    • Giacco, Giuseppe (2003), “caso”, in Schedario Napoletano

    Portuguese

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    Pronunciation

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    Etymology 1

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      Learned borrowing from Latin cāsus.

      Conjunction

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      caso

      1. if (introduces a condition)
        Synonym: se
        Caso V. Exa pretenda apresentar a questão ao Centro de Informações ao Público por correio electrónico, é favor utilizar o website:
        Please send your enquiries and suggestions to the Public Information Centre by email via the homepage:

      Noun

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      caso m (plural casos)

      1. case
        1. an actual event, situation or fact
        2. piece of work to be done
        3. (sciences) instance used as a topic of study
        4. (grammar) grammatical case (category that reflects the function performed by a noun phrase)
      2. tale; story; account
        Synonyms: história, causo, estória, conto
      3. affair; love affair (adulterous relationship)
      Quotations
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      For quotations using this term, see Citations:caso.

      Derived terms
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      Etymology 2

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        See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

        Verb

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        caso

        1. first-person singular present indicative of casar
        Quotations
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        For quotations using this term, see Citations:casar.

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        Romanian

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        Pronunciation

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        • IPA(key): /ˈka.so/
        • Rhymes: -aso
        • Hyphenation: ca‧so

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        caso f

        1. vocative singular of casă

        Spanish

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        Pronunciation

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        Etymology 1

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          Learned borrowing from Latin cāsus.[1]

          Noun

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          caso m (plural casos)

          1. case (situation or fact)
            en mi caso ― in my case
            es un caso especial ― it's a special case
          2. (medicine) case (instance of a medical condition)
            Aumentan los casos de diabetes entre niños.
            The number of cases of diabetes among children is rising
          3. (law) case
            el caso Bárcenas ― the Bárcenas case
          4. (grammar) case
          5. occasion
            Synonym: ocasión
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          Etymology 2

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            See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

            Verb

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            caso

            1. first-person singular present indicative of casar

            Further reading

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            References

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            1. ^ Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1983–1991), “caso”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary]‎[1] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

            Venetan

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            Etymology

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            Borrowed from Italian cazzo.

            Noun

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            caso m (plural casi)

            1. (vulgar) dick, cock, prick (penis)